First time out in Marrakech on a short break with my son I looked at trip advisor for guidance. Having reviewed some of the hotels I had originally been looking at where the official photos just didn’t match the traveller photos I decided to go with a brand where you know at the basic level what you will get.
The Le Meridian is a very good good hotel but there are certainly some areas that could improve. Five star rated it most certainly is but it is not comparable to a 5 * rated hotel in Europe or the Middle East and nor should you expect it to be.
One thing that is certainly 5* is the service. The staff across the hotel were polite, helpful and able to answer and deal with pretty much every request quickly and efficiently. Constantly being asked around the hotel if things were ok, or if I needed anything certainly made you feel well looked after and welcome.
Stayed here on a half board basis so evening meal was included. Breakfast had a great variety and more than enough choice for most palettes. The chef on the egg station gets my thumbs up though for doing a great job, he was eggtastic. Perfect every time.
Evening meals were a buffet, with core ingredients daily, beef, lamb, chicken, vegetable, rice and fish. Food quality was good but if I’m honest I doubt I would book...First time out in Marrakech on a short break with my son I looked at trip advisor for guidance. Having reviewed some of the hotels I had originally been looking at where the official photos just didn’t match the traveller photos I decided to go with a brand where you know at the basic level what you will get.
The Le Meridian is a very good good hotel but there are certainly some areas that could improve. Five star rated it most certainly is but it is not comparable to a 5 * rated hotel in Europe or the Middle East and nor should you expect it to be.
One thing that is certainly 5* is the service. The staff across the hotel were polite, helpful and able to answer and deal with pretty much every request quickly and efficiently. Constantly being asked around the hotel if things were ok, or if I needed anything certainly made you feel well looked after and welcome.
Stayed here on a half board basis so evening meal was included. Breakfast had a great variety and more than enough choice for most palettes. The chef on the egg station gets my thumbs up though for doing a great job, he was eggtastic. Perfect every time.
Evening meals were a buffet, with core ingredients daily, beef, lamb, chicken, vegetable, rice and fish. Food quality was good but if I’m honest I doubt I would book half board again as there just isn’t enough variety in flavours, maybe a grill selection or a change of cuisine would have been nice.
We had lunch one afternoon at the restaurant near the pool and this was disappointing, my son had a pizza which was pretty awful and my beef sandwich I’d say was average and nothing to write home about so food quality here certainly could be better.
On to the room. Good size room with all basic needs covered. Excellent bed providing fantastic sleep quality. Decent pressure on the showers is always welcome rather than the drip you get at some hotels so another plus here. I suppose if I was going to be picky about the room lack of face towels was noted.
The hotel has one decent size pool ranging in depth from 1.2 - 1.6 metres and also a shallow kids pool alongside. The pool was never crowded and if you brave the morning chill of the pool you’d have it all to yourself. Pool area used to get a little busier in the afternoons but mainly with sun worshippers rather than people using the pool. The grounds of the hotel are lovely to wander around and very well maintained and make for a nice relaxing evening stroll.
On a final note. The hotel offers overpriced in room wifi but you do get free wifi in the lobby and the bar. Now this could be a ploy by the hotel to attract guests into the lobby to make it feel lively and if that is the case it works as you’ll see a huge range of laptops, tablets and phone on display and being used. However no free wifi across the hotel is a major let down for me and something that needs addressing.
Overall a nice well located hotel, 15 minutes walking to the Medina and about 20 minutes walking to the new parts of Marrakech. Right opposite a brand new mall and hotel is under construction so will certainly enhance the area and facilities.
Would I stay here again.. yes I would but not with the half board option.More
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